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APPENDIX "B"
Discipline Procedures
Disciplinary
action shall be taken in accordance with O.S.A. Discipline Policy
and Procedures. The following guidelines will apply:
Discipline By
Review (DBR)
All Player dismissals for Violet Conduct, Foul or
Abusive Language directed at the Game official Serious Foul Play,
Serious Foul Play (hand ball), Foul or Abusive Language Directed at
Anyone Other Than Game Officials, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh,
Eighth or more yellow cards in a season, shall be dealt with by a
Discipline by Review.
The Player or Team Official may request a
hearing if he wishes to do so within forty-eight (48) hours of the
game finishing, (weekend excluded). The request shall be in a form
of a request for a hearing together with the fifty dollars ($50.00)
cash hearing fee.
(IF the deadline is not met the request for a hearing
will be denied. We suggest you send request & $50.00 fee via
registered mail as it will be date stamped)
Cases are dealt with on a first come first served
basis. Anyone representing an accused must provide a signed proxy
from the accused before being allowed to participate at the hearing.
An accused may
choose to by accompanied by another adult who may act as an
adviser. An adviser may not act as a witness nor provide any
testimony at the Discipline Hearing. An accused person less that
eighteen (18) years of age must be accompanied by an adult. The
Player Official Card must be presented before the start of the
hearing. If no card is presented the hearing will not proceed.
Discipline By
Hearing (DBH)
A Team Official or player may request a hearing for
any dismissal under the DBR System except, Third, Fifth, Sixth,
Seventh or more yellow cards. The request must be received within
forty-eight (48) hours of the game ending, weekends excluded
Team Officials
Any team official(s) reported by the game official
(Ref, Asst. Ref) and charged with the offence of Persisted in
Misconduct. OSA 2.31, 2.32, or 2.33 will be dealt with as Discipline
by Review (DBR) and any request of a hearing must be received as
outlined in SRSL policies and procedures as per Appendix “B”
Hearings
A Discipline
Panel will meet once a week. The Discipline decisions will be sent
to the District Association and to the clubs in which the accused
are registered by fax or e-mail the same night of the meeting if
possible.
The Accused or
Club must inquire by Wednesday no later than 4:00 P.M. following the
Friday on which the Discipline decision was rendered, as to whether
or not he has been found guilty or not guilty. The inquiry must be
made to the South Region Soccer League. If the Player is found
guilty, he must take the Player card to the District Association to
which he belongs which to be recorded within twenty-four (24) hours
of his notification of suspension. The Association will be notified
by the League. If not, he is suspended until a further request for
a hearing is received and the player has attended that hearing.
All suspensions
for the outdoor season will be by game numbers (example game #4321,
#456) and the player is suspended for those games only. The game
numbers will be entered in his Player ID Book by either the District
Association in the cases handled by Discipline By Review or by the
South Region Soccer League in cases handled by Discipline by
Hearing.
All Players
suspended for the following Outdoor Season must have their books
updated prior to the start of the season by the SRSL office or they
will not be allowed to play under SRSL Rules. A Special night will
be assigned by the League.
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